Tokyo: From Lawless Madpolice to Minister
Chapter 477 - 416: Kind Mother, Tokyo Investigation Team Approaching (Request for Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 477: Chapter 416: Kind Mother, Tokyo Investigation Team Approaching (Request for Monthly Tickets)

Qingshui Yi’s high school grades were not ideal.

So he dropped out early to help at home, starting from the grassroots, learning to slash, collect debts, issue loans, and threaten—skills essential for a Violent Gang member.

Qingshui Cangrong had good intentions in raising his son.

He wanted him to climb up from the grassroots under his care so that while growing mentally and improving his abilities, he could also establish enough prestige and his own team, making it easier to take over in the future.

But plans couldn’t keep up with changes, Qingshui Cangrong was eating hot pot and singing with his brothers when a group of rabid dogs suddenly burst in and shot him dead.

So goes the saying, "In the mountains without tigers, the monkeys reign supreme."

Several key senior members died, and three who were not core leaders of the gang, merely central figures, became the most powerful.

They all felt that they should succeed as the gang leader.

Qingshui Yi wasn’t even considered.

Qingshui Yi was angry but also helpless.

Before his father’s death, he was just a mere group leader, with only a few dozen people directly under his command. What could he use to compete for the position of gang leader?

Moreover, his father’s confidants had also perished that night, leaving hardly anyone to support him.

So the three directors fought fiercely, and he, the most rightful successor, could only play dead, officially claiming to be in mourning and refusing visitors because of his father’s death.

In fact, he was hiding at home, drowning his sorrows in alcohol.

He did not express support for any of the three men.

None of them sought his support either, clearly having agreed that whoever won would then seek him out.

"Father, I’m really useless, unable to even protect what you left behind, letting outsiders compete for it while I hide at home and drown my sorrows in alcohol."

Kneeling before Qingshui Cangrong’s portrait, a drunken Qingshui Yi wept bitterly, his fist pounding the ground.

He occasionally deluded himself, thinking maybe the three would all be injured in their fight, and he might end up benefiting.

"Enough, crying all day like this won’t solve anything," a woman appeared at the doorway, looking emotionlessly and coldly at Qingshui Yi’s back as she rebuked.

She was tall, around 170 cm in wooden clogs, her black hair fashioned up with a white flower tucked in, and the wide black kimono she wore could not hide her voluptuous yet graceful figure.

Dressed like a widow.

Qingshui Yasuko, Qingshui Cangrong’s wife, was once a delinquent girl, impregnated by the thirty-year-old Qingshui Cangrong at fifteen.

Although she was over thirty, due to a life of luxury and proper care, she looked about twenty-six or twenty-seven.

The rich always look young, the poor old.

Knowing it was his mother, Qingshui Yi responded without turning his head: "No, but it lets me vent."

Otherwise, he felt he would suffocate from frustration.

"Coward!" Qingshui Yasuko was furious beyond measure, kicked off her clogs at the doorway, and strode in with her black silk-clad feet, kicking her son to the ground, "How could such a courageous man as your father have such a cowardly son? If I hadn’t slept with him, I’d even doubt you were his child!"

The more she spoke, the angrier she got. Moving to the side, she grabbed a feather duster, held it upside down, and violently whipped the prostrate Qingshui Yi, "For your constant crying! For only being able to cry!"

The sound of smacks echoed continuously in the room.

"Ah! Enough, mom, stop hitting me! Ah!"

Although much stronger physically than Qingshui Yasuko, Qingshui Yi could only roll on the ground, covering his head and begging for mercy, unable now to show any resistance.

"Go and reflect!" Qingshui Yasuko threw down the feather duster and yelled, her pale face slightly flush from exhaustion, breathless, her eyes following the rapid, undulating breaths of conscience.

Qingshui Yi scurried away with his head bowed.

Qingshui Yasuko turned to look at her husband’s portrait, biting her red lips, knelt down, and solemnly promised, "Husband, rest assured, I will protect everything! Everything should belong to your son!"

She couldn’t bear to see her husband’s business stolen by others, nor could she stand to watch her son suffer in sadness.

After speaking, she bowed deeply and left.

She had broken into a sweat from disciplining her son.

So she needed to take a bath and change her clothes.

It had been many years since she had last cut anyone.

Now, just hitting her son tired her out.

Back in her room, after preparing the water in the bathtub, she untied her kimono, which slid from her shoulders, revealing large expanses of smooth skin, several vivid, blood-red plum blossoms tattooed on her right shoulder. As the kimono fell to the floor, her delicate and appealing figure was completely exposed.

She then lifted one foot onto the edge of the tub, slowly peeled the black silk from her legs, stepped barefoot into the tub, and lay down. At that moment, her heavy conscience seemed to float on the water’s surface. Her neck tilted back, her black hair spread out, and she contentedly closed her eyes.

Wrapped in the warm water, Qingshui Yasuko felt exceedingly comfortable and pondered how to help her son retain this family business left by her husband, needing a strong supporter to suppress or deal with the other three directors in order to elevate her son.

No such person existed within the Miyazaki family.

So she must seek help from outside.

If she had Fujimoto Takayoshi’s support...

But after a brief thought, Qingshui Yasuko dismissed this idea, as Fujimoto Takayoshi usually refrained from intervening in the internal affairs of the four major Violent Gangs, requiring only that, regardless of personnel changes, they had to follow his orders, which was a major reason why the four gangs respected him.

Like Fujimoto Takayoshi, other high-ranking police officials didn’t dare oppose him either.

Wait, not all of them...

Qingshui Yasuko suddenly thought of someone.

Aoyama Xiu Xin, who had just arrived in Hokkaido, surely wouldn’t care about this point, given his background. At the same time, Fujimoto Takayoshi would be more tolerant of him because of that background.

From the serial dismemberment case press conference where Fujimoto Takayoshi openly gave all the credit to Aoyama Xiu Xin, one could see that the relationship between them was good. This indicated that Aoyama Xiu Xin likely wasn’t the kind of upright and honest official he appeared to be.

After all, a wolf and a sheep could never be friends.

Being such a person who had just arrived in Hokkaido, he must have needed a Violent Gang he could utilize.

But was that enough to persuade him to help?

Qingshui Yasuko slowly opened her eyes, touched her burning body, and firmly pressed her crimson lips, having made up her mind.

Plus, with her own involvement, that should be enough!

.........

When the call from Qingshui Yasuko came,

Aoyama Xiu Xin was somewhat surprised but immediately agreed since he was already planning to support Qingshui Yi, and it was alright to start by connecting with his mother.

Moreover, he had probably guessed her purpose.

According to the data from Mikuriya Shouta,

Qingshui Yasuko was also a gang member, a very strong and ruthless woman. Such a woman calling him at this critical juncture—it was transparent what she wanted.

"Ding, ling, ling! Ding, ling, ling!"

Near the end of the workday, as he was about to head for the meeting spot arranged by Qingshui Yasuko, the phone rang again.

"Mosi Mosi?" Aoyama Xiu Xin answered.

"Xiu Xin, it’s Yanchuan Xianyou."

"Brother Xianyou," Aoyama Xiu Xin quickly called out.

"Grandfather asked me to tell you that the shooting incident a few days ago in Sapporo has enraged the higher-ups. Some suspect that it was due to collusion between local officials and the gangs here. A joint task force composed of prosecutors and police will soon head north to Sapporo to investigate the truth behind the shooting incident."

From an outsider’s perspective, if there were no one backing them, would the Black Society dare to be so arrogant?

Normally, the higher-ups are too lazy to investigate such police-gang collusion, but with it reaching such outrageous levels, they had to investigate.

"Are you serious?" Aoyama Xiu Xin probed.

"Yes, this preposterous situation means you better not be involved. If you are, exit as soon as possible. This is why I called you."

Aoyama Xiu Xin said, "Please reassure grandpa that I have just arrived in Hokkaido; I am definitely not involved in this matter. Even if I wanted to, it would be too late."

"How much do you know about this, then?"

"This I actually do know. The higher-ups are wronging the local bureaucrats this time. The person who orchestrated the shooting incident is simply a maniac..." Aoyama Xiu Xin informed truthfully because he did not want the investigation team arriving at this time. The police, although not colluding with the Miyazaki family, had their connections with other Violent Gangs.

If they dug up something, it wouldn’t be good news for him, who had just started to establish himself in Hokkaido. Hardly had he earned Fujimoto Takayoshi’s trust, would they parachute a new leader in?

Yanchuan Xianyou picked up on Aoyama Xiu Xin’s intentions from his tone, "I will tell grandfather about it. However, the investigation team heading north is already a done deal, no matter what, we have to go through this. After all, public safety in Hokkaido has always been good. Just at the beginning of this year, there have already been two severe cases consecutively, surely something is amiss, and the higher-ups are not very reassured."

Aoyama Xiu Xin fully understood that their concerns were justified, which meant that Aoyama Xiu Xin had to worry now.

"I get it, don’t worry, I will fully cooperate with the investigation team," Aoyama Xiu Xin promised.

Yanchuan Xianyou abruptly ended the call.

Aoyama Xiu Xin could no longer consider meeting Qingshui Yasuko and headed straight to Fujimoto Takayoshi’s office.

He burst in without knocking when he arrived.

Before Fujimoto Takayoshi could speak, he rushed to say, "Minister, there’s trouble. I’ve just received word that Tokyo has organized a task force made up of police and prosecutors. They will soon reach Sapporo to investigate the truth behind the shooting incident. Of course, they mainly aim to investigate whether local officials are colluding with Violent Gangs."

"What!" Fujimoto Takayoshi’s face changed as he stood up sharply and darkly said, "Idiot! We’ve worked hard to make Hokkaido a peaceful place, and now they want to send people to investigate us!"

Insiders know their affairs; the shooting incident could withstand investigation, but they themselves could not.

"Minister, at this point, the key thing is to think about a solution," Aoyama Xiu Xin suggested.

Fujimoto Takayoshi’s expression flickered as he looked at Aoyama Xiu Xin, "Mr. Aoyama, any suggestion? Do you know how far the higher-ups intend to go?"

"Stalling them won’t work. These people are on a mission. If they want to catch corrupt officials, then let’s set up a few corrupt officials for them to catch and send back, so both sides can get through this," Aoyama Xiu Xin replied.

Fujimoto Takayoshi didn’t immediately decide but said, "Let’s gather at the usual spot tonight."

It concerned everyone, so of course, a meeting was necessary.

Even if they had to push someone out to deal with it, that choice had to be deliberated and compromised through discussion.

He wasn’t the boss who had the final say alone.

"Hey! Then, Minister, I’ll take my leave now," Aoyama Xiu Xin bowed and then turned to leave.

After a while, Fujimoto Takayoshi realized and said, "Thank you for the information, Mr. Aoyama."

"I’m also a member of the department," Aoyama Xiu Xin stopped, turned around and smiled, and then turned back and left.

If he helped everyone get through this difficult time, he would further gain the favor of all the police in Hokkaido.

After leaving the police station, he drove with Jin Yucheng to a high-end izakaya located in the suburbs of the city.

Qingshui Yasuko was already waiting for him there.

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